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I saw a line of parked cars in the general lane in Otay Mesa Port of Entry (from Mexico to the US) in early January at night (ca. 4 am). The left lane in the following picture shows the parked car:

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That surprises me as at that stage of the queue I think (perhaps erroneously) that one has to cross the border, and therefore I don't see why one would park there.

Why is there a line of parked cars at the left of the general lane in Otay Mesa Port of Entry?

I did see a few people sleeping in some of them: is it a queue of people waiting for some visa/access permits to the US? Or getting a head start on the queue when they wake up to go to work to the US in the morning (in which case why not find a quieter spot to sleep in the US)?

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As often I have no idea why the question got downvoted here as I found some interesting answer on Reddit from user i_gotta, whom I'll paraphrase.

2 reasons why people park cars at the left of the general lane in Otay Mesa Port of Entry:

  • Reason #1: getting a head start on the queue when they wake up to go to work to the US in the morning. People find certain spots of high visibility safe to sleep in their cars.
  • Reason #2: people offer a service to bring your car into the line and hold it for you at a certain spot where you can come pick it up. This had become really popular in Tecate until they cracked down on it and also someone was killed in their car there.
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